Join The Cycle September Global Bike Challenge: Ride More And Encourage Others
At BikeFlights, we all love to ride, so we’re stoked to be participating in Cycle September, a month-long competition from the folks at Love to Ride to get more people riding bikes. Last year over 56,000 people took part, including nearly 7,000 people who were new to riding. All of us who are participating log our own rides and also encourage our friends and family to ride, too.
For Cycle September, it doesn't matter if you ride every day or if you haven't been on a bike in years. The people at Love to Ride are behavior change experts who have refined their approach by helping 200,000 people across 12 countries get into biking. There are plenty of tools to help us all overcome our personal barriers to riding a bike – from tailored emails to tips articles and even Quick Courses, there’s something for everyone.
There’s never been a better time to enjoy riding a bike! It’s a good way to ensure you are getting enough daily exercise as well as an easy and safe way to travel from A to B while avoiding traffic. But just in case you need a little more motivation to join the challenge, here are few benefits to riding your bike more:
Supercharge your physical health – Even a 10-minute bike ride will start boosting your immune system and raise your heart rate. Make it part of your routine for maximum benefits like living longer.
Improve your mental health – Riding a bike can make you feel happier and more connected to your surroundings and less prone to depression than other forms of transportation.
Reduce stress and anxiety – Any form of physical activity is good for reducing stress. Biking can help take your mind off problems and give you a chance to think about things calmly.
Make an impact on your environment – Reduce your carbon footprint by keeping the car at home.
Taking part in Cycle September is easy. You only have to ride for 10 minutes to start earning points and climb the leaderboards.
So how does it work?
First, register for free at lovetoride.net. Sign up as an individual or also join your workplace team. Then go ride and start logging your bike rides to earn riding points. You’ll get more points for encouraging friends and family to register and ride, too. If they sign up and add you as their encourager, you’ll score 50 or 100 points. More points means more chances to climb the leaderboards and win prizes.
BikeFlights is proud to donate bike shipping boxes and bicycle shipping vouchers as some of many prizes being given away to encourage everyone to ride more.
